View Listings on a Map in Navigator Desktop

Location Indicator

The location of each property is indicated on the map by the letter of its
status (such as A for Active and S for Sold). This capital letter serves as the
property marker. Different statuses are displayed
in different color letters. The letters of selected
properties blink and are surrounded by a square
outline. All other property letters (i.e., those not selected) are encircled.
Pausing the cursor over a property letter on the map will display its street
address next to the map icon in the top title bar of the window.

For example, the selected Active
property in the data table below (9602 Piedmont Dr) is indicated on the map by a
square around its A. All other Active properties on the map are marked by a
circle around their A (because they are not selected). All Sold
properties in this table are indicated by an encircled S on the map (because
they too were not selected).

When multiple properties are displayed on a map, markers may overlap or be
stacked on top of one another. To move a property marker,
hold down the Alt key on the keyboard while clicking the pointer cursor on the
marker and dragging it to another location.

Property Address Labels

Property street addresses can be displayed or not displayed on the map by
selecting the Label icon. Clicking on the
label icon turns labels on. Clicking on the
icon turns labels off. In the above example, labels are not currently displayed
so the icon to turn labels on is displayed.

Zoom

The zoom perspective (degree of magnification) can be set using the View
icons. Max View
zooms out to include all properties in the data table. Min
View
zooms in on just the selected property/properties. Other levels of magnification
can be selected in steps using the zoom out or zoom in icons beside the Max and
Min View icons respectively. The zoom level can be specified directly by
selecting or entering a numerical value in the scale factor
window in the middle of the zoom controls. The magnifying
glass zoom icon can be used to select an area (or group of properties) of
the map to enlarge (see below)

Map Menu

Many of the characteristics of a property map can be set under the map menu
button. In addition to Label and Zoom, Lock/unlock, Edit, Show, Print, Show Only
Selected Properties, and Redraw can be selected from the map menu.

Lock/Unlock

In its default setting of unlocked, what is displayed on each active map
changes whenever a change is made to the selection on the underlying data table.
For example, both a Max View and a Min View map may be open so that as different
properties are selected in the data table the same property can be viewed in
relation to the other properties in the table (Max View) as well as zoomed in to
a closer "neighborhood" view (Min View).

When selected, the lock feature locks-in or freezes
the property selections displayed on the map. This allows multiple maps to be
displayed, each showing a different property or each showing different map views
of the same property.

Edit

Under Edit, select Copy to copy the
currently active map to the Windows clipboard. The image can then be pasted into
any other Windows based application that accepts images.

Select Map Properties
to customize detailed settings for the map engine. Advanced features can be
customized such as toggle and draw options, line and label types, and which
functions are activated by the mouse buttons.

Show

The Title, Menu, Scroll and Status bars can be toggled on or off by clicking
on them under Show in the map menu. The Title
Bar is the top bar in the map screen. It
displays the map icon on the left and the window control buttons on the right. A
property's address is displayed in the Title Bar whenever the cursor is
positioned over the property marker on the map.

The Menu Bar is the next to the top
bar (just under the Title bar). It displays the viewing icons. To display the
Menu Bar again after it has been toggled off, right click with the mouse on the
map image and select Show - Menu Bar.

The Status Bar
is on the bottom of the map screen. When activated, it displays the latitude and
longitude coordinates of the cursor position on the map.

Print

Print sends the image of the selected map to your default printer. The map
will print left justified from the top of the page in the same zoom factor as on
the computer screen. The screen bars (title, menu, scroll and status) will not
print, but property address labels will print if they were active on the
selected map.

Label On or Label Off

Show Only Selected Properties

Selecting Show Only Selected Properties will restrict the map to display only
those properties specifically selected in the underlying data table. If Show
Only Selected Properties is not
selected (which is the default setting), all properties in the data table are
initially displayed when the map icon is activated.

Max View, Min View, Zoom

Map Scale

The scale for the map can be set by clicking the down arrow beside the scale
factor and selecting one of the predefined scale factors (degree of image
magnification) in the drop down list. A custom scale factor can be entered by
typing an appropriate number in the map scale window.

Redraw

Map Control Buttons

Select Arrow

Click the Select arrow icon
in the top menu of the Map screen to active the selection function. Then click
on a property marker (its status letter) on the map. This highlights the
information for that property in the search results table. If you have Report
Display activated in the search results table, the report also will display
for the selected property.

Zoom

Select the Zoom magnifying glass icon
in the top menu to activate the zoom function for the cursor. Click, hold and
drag the cursor to draw a rectangle around selected property markers. When the
cursor is released, the map will zoom in on the area containing the selected
properties. Clicking on a property marker without dragging the cursor highlights
the information for that property in the search results table (the same as the
Select arrow).

Pan (Drag) Map

Click the Pan icon in the top menu and the cursor becomes the image of a
hand. Click and hold anywhere on the map with the pan cursor to change the area
displayed in the map. When the cursor is released, the new area will display.
For example, pan/drag the map down and release to display more area at the top,
or to the right to display more area to the left. The effect is as if you are
moving a viewing frame over the full map.

Measure Distance from Point

Select the yellow ruler "Measure Distance from Point" icon
in the top menu to measure the linear distance and circular angle between any
two points on the map. Click and hold
the cursor on one point (the reference point) and drag the cursor to another
point (the target) to display the distance between these points. The distance
will display in a box next to the cursor. Distance is shown in linear units
(miles, feet or inches) appropriate for the zoomed view. The degrees displayed
are the degrees of arc on a circle from the first point clicked on the map to
the point on the map at the end of the ruler. When the cursor is released, the
pointer resets and the measurements disappear. The ruler does not leave any
image on the map.

Scroll Up

Click the scroll up icon on the right side of the map frame to scroll North
and display more area at the top of the map. Click and hold to scroll
continuously.

Scroll Down

Click the scroll down icon on the right side of the map frame to scroll South
and display more area at the bottom of the map. Click and hold to scroll
continuously.

Scroll Left

Click the scroll left icon on the right side of the map frame to scroll West
and display more area at the top of the map. Click and hold to scroll
continuously.

Scroll Right

Click the scroll right icon on the right side of the map frame to scroll East
and display more area at the top of the map. Click and hold to scroll
continuously.

Selecting Properties by Distance

To select properties on a map within a specified distance
from a point of interest (such as school, hospital, mall, etc):

Search for properties with desired features

Show Results in a data Table

Select the Map icon on the Search Results table

Zoom and center the map around the point of interest

Use the map Ruler to measure distances and refine the view area

Use the Select arrow to select properties within the desired distance of
the point of interest

View the selected properties in the Search Results table.

Details on how to select properties on a map that are a specified
distance from a point of interest

First, use Search
Listings (or Search Tax where available) to define all the criteria for the
desired properties. At least one criterion (such as status) must be selected.
The more refined the selection criteria, the less cluttered the map. Next, go to
Show Results and select the Map
icon. Enlarge or maximize the map screen if desired. The cursor on the map
should resemble a small magnifying glass . (If not,
click on the "zoom" magnifying glass icon in the top menu.) Click,
hold and drag a rectangle around the area of interest on the map. This will
automatically zoom to maximize that area in the center of the map. Repeat
drawing the rectangle around the area of interest on the map until it is zoomed
and centered appropriately. The smaller the area selected, the greater the
magnification (i.e., higher zoom factor) and the greater the street detail.

An alternative to drawing the rectangle with the magnifying glass is to click
the Pan icon (or use the scroll arrows) to center the
point of interest in the map. Then Zoom in incrementally using either the map
scale factor values or the zoom in and zoom out arrows on each side of the
scale factor value. Note that smaller scale factors equate to higher
magnification.

To determine the distance between any two points on the map, select the
yellow Ruler icon at the top of the map. The cursor
will change to a ruler. Click and hold
the top of the ruler on the reference point. As you drag the cursor, the
distance from that point will be displayed dynamically in the most appropriate
units (feet close up, miles further out) in a box attached to the ruler. The
circular degrees of arc will also display following the distance measurement in
the same box.

To determine which properties are within a certain radius from a point (such
as 1 mile from a school or hospital), click, hold
and drag the ruler the specified distance from the reference point. Then
swing the ruler in a circle around the reference point, maintaining a constant
length radius of the specified distance. (The ruler does not create an image
on-screen other than the point-to-point straight line.) Visually note which
properties are in the area covered by the circle you drew on the map. It may be
useful to zoom in further (using the zoom arrows or scale factor described
earlier) so that the map primarily displays just properties within the desired
distance. Resize and/or move the map screen as appropriate so that you can see
both the map and the search results data table at the same time.

To view information about those properties within the specified distance,
click the "Select" arrow icon in the
top menu. Click, hold and drag a
rectangle around the properties that are within the designated distance from the
reference point. When you release the cursor after drawing a rectangle with the
select arrow, all properties within the selected rectangle on the map will flash
on the map and will be highlighted in the underlying data table. To select an
individual property within the designated distance, click directly on its marker
on the map, or draw a rectangle over the property
marker with the select arrow. The selected property will flash on the map
and be highlighted in the data table. If you have Report
Display activated in the search results table, the report also will display
for the selected property.

Conversely, you can highlight a property in the data
table and its marker will flash on the map. You can then use the ruler
to measure the distance from the property marker to your point of interest, or
the distance to other properties.